Pillaiyaiyum Killi Vittu
From Anaiya Vilakku · 1975
- Lyricist
- Vaali
- Singer
- Mu. Ka. Muthu
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Anaiya Vilakku1975
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Pillaiyaiyum killivittu | Pinching the child first, |
| Thottilaiyum aati vittu | And then rocking the cradle, |
| Nalla pillai polirukkum magaraasi | Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person! |
| Pillaiyaiyum killivittu | Pinching the child first, |
| Thottilaiyum aati vittu | And then rocking the cradle, |
| Nalla pillai polirukkum magaraasi | Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person! |
| Male | |
| Silar poonaikkum thozhan enbaar | Some say she is a friend to the cat, |
| Paalukkum kaaval enbaar | And also a guardian to the milk, |
| Antha kadhai kaattuthu un mugaraasi | That story clearly shows your true face. |
| Male | |
| Pillaiyaiyum killivittu | Pinching the child first, |
| Thottilaiyum aati vittu | And then rocking the cradle, |
| Nalla pillai polirukkum magaraasi | Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person! |
| Male | |
| Kadhalil paathi kaividum jaathi | Abandoning midway in love, |
| Kaalaigal enbarkal ellorum | Everyone says men are that kind of breed, |
| Aanaal kadhalan thannai kaividum pennai | But a woman who abandons her lover, |
| Kandavar illaiyammaa ennaalum | Has never been seen by anyone ever. |
| Male | |
| Pudhithaai irukkuthammaa seemaatti unnai | It feels so novel, my lady, |
| Pennena solluvathaar paaraattu | Who would praise you as a true woman? |
| Male | |
| Pillaiyaiyum killivittu | Pinching the child first, |
| Thottilaiyum aati vittu | And then rocking the cradle, |
| Nalla pillai polirukkum magaraasi | Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person! |
| Male | |
| Sooriyan thannai yaarena ketkum | A lotus flower that asks who the sun is, |
| Thaamarai pooovengum kidaiyaathu | Does not exist anywhere. |
| Un ullaththai kelu unmaiyai koorum | Ask your own heart, it will tell the truth, |
| Nenjukku poi solla theriyaathu | The heart does not know how to lie. |
| Male | |
| Nilavai vaanariyum thannaalae | The sky naturally knows the moon on its own, |
| Nam uravai oorariyum munnaalae | Before the whole town comes to know about our relationship. |
| Male | |
| Pillaiyaiyum killivittu | Pinching the child first, |
| Thottilaiyum aati vittu | And then rocking the cradle, |
| Nalla pillai polirukkum magaraasi | Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person! |
| Male | |
| Ooruyir endru uravinil andru | Back then in our relationship, as one soul, |
| Eeruyir kalanthathellaam poiyaachchu | The merging of two lives has all become a lie now. |
| Antha pattinaththaarum pathinettu perum | The words that Pattinathar and the eighteen Siddhas |
| Paadina vaarththaiyellaam meiyaachchu | Sang in their poetry have all come true. |
| Male | |
| Nambinor keduvathundu pennaalae | Those who trust women are bound to be ruined, |
| Endra nalla sol paliththathammaa unnaalae | That wise saying came true because of you, my lady. |
| Male | |
| Pillaiyaiyum killivittu | Pinching the child first, |
| Thottilaiyum aati vittu | And then rocking the cradle, |
| Nalla pillai polirukkum magaraasi | Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person! |
பிள்ளையையும் கிள்ளிவிட்டு
தொட்டிலையும் ஆட்டி விட்டு
நல்லப் பிள்ளை போலிருக்கும் மகராசி
பிள்ளையையும் கிள்ளிவிட்டு
தொட்டிலையும் ஆட்டி விட்டு
நல்லப் பிள்ளை போலிருக்கும் மகராசி
Pinching the child first,
And then rocking the cradle,
Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person!
Pinching the child first,
And then rocking the cradle,
Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person!
சிலர் பூனைக்கும் தோழன் என்பார்
பாலுக்கும் காவல் என்பார்
அந்தக் கதை காட்டுது உன் முகராசி
Some say she is a friend to the cat,
And also a guardian to the milk,
That story clearly shows your true face.
பிள்ளையையும் கிள்ளிவிட்டு
தொட்டிலையும் ஆட்டி விட்டு
நல்லப் பிள்ளை போலிருக்கும் மகராசி
Pinching the child first,
And then rocking the cradle,
Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person!
காதலில் பாதி கைவிடும் ஜாதி
காளைகள் என்பார்கள் எல்லோரும்
ஆனால் காதலன் தன்னை கைவிடும் பெண்ணை
கண்டவர் இல்லையம்மா எந்நாளும்
Abandoning midway in love,
Everyone says men are that kind of breed,
But a woman who abandons her lover,
Has never been seen by anyone ever.
புதிதாய் இருக்குதம்மா சீமாட்டி உன்னை
பெண்ணென சொல்லுவதார் பாராட்டி
It feels so novel, my lady,
Who would praise you as a true woman?
பிள்ளையையும் கிள்ளிவிட்டு
தொட்டிலையும் ஆட்டி விட்டு
நல்லப் பிள்ளை போலிருக்கும் மகராசி
Pinching the child first,
And then rocking the cradle,
Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person!
சூரியன் தன்னை யாரென கேட்கும்
தாமரை பூவெங்கும் கிடையாது
உன் உள்ளத்தைக் கேளு உண்மையைக் கூறும்
நெஞ்சுக்கு பொய் சொல்லத் தெரியாது
A lotus flower that asks who the sun is,
Does not exist anywhere.
Ask your own heart, it will tell the truth,
The heart does not know how to lie.
நிலவை வானறியும் தன்னாலே
நம் உறவை ஊரறியும் முன்னாலே
The sky naturally knows the moon on its own,
Before the whole town comes to know about our relationship.
பிள்ளையையும் கிள்ளிவிட்டு
தொட்டிலையும் ஆட்டி விட்டு
நல்லப் பிள்ளை போலிருக்கும் மகராசி
Pinching the child first,
And then rocking the cradle,
Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person!
ஓருயிர் என்று உறவினில் அன்று
ஈருயிர் கலந்ததெல்லாம் பொய்யாச்சு
அந்த பட்டினத்தாரும் பதினெட்டு பேரும்
பாடின வார்த்தையெல்லாம் மெய்யாச்சு
Back then in our relationship, as one soul,
The merging of two lives has all become a lie now.
The words that Pattinathar and the eighteen Siddhas
Sang in their poetry have all come true.
நம்பினோர் கெடுவதுண்டு பெண்ணாலே
என்ற நல்ல சொல் பலித்ததம்மா உன்னாலே
Those who trust women are bound to be ruined,
That wise saying came true because of you, my lady.
பிள்ளையையும் கிள்ளிவிட்டு
தொட்டிலையும் ஆட்டி விட்டு
நல்லப் பிள்ளை போலிருக்கும் மகராசி
Pinching the child first,
And then rocking the cradle,
Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person!
Pillaiyaiyum killivittu
Pinching the child first,
Thottilaiyum aati vittu
And then rocking the cradle,
Nalla pillai polirukkum magaraasi
Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person!
Pillaiyaiyum killivittu
Pinching the child first,
Thottilaiyum aati vittu
And then rocking the cradle,
Nalla pillai polirukkum magaraasi
Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person!
Silar poonaikkum thozhan enbaar
Some say she is a friend to the cat,
Paalukkum kaaval enbaar
And also a guardian to the milk,
Antha kadhai kaattuthu un mugaraasi
That story clearly shows your true face.
Pillaiyaiyum killivittu
Pinching the child first,
Thottilaiyum aati vittu
And then rocking the cradle,
Nalla pillai polirukkum magaraasi
Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person!
Kadhalil paathi kaividum jaathi
Abandoning midway in love,
Kaalaigal enbarkal ellorum
Everyone says men are that kind of breed,
Aanaal kadhalan thannai kaividum pennai
But a woman who abandons her lover,
Kandavar illaiyammaa ennaalum
Has never been seen by anyone ever.
Pudhithaai irukkuthammaa seemaatti unnai
It feels so novel, my lady,
Pennena solluvathaar paaraattu
Who would praise you as a true woman?
Pillaiyaiyum killivittu
Pinching the child first,
Thottilaiyum aati vittu
And then rocking the cradle,
Nalla pillai polirukkum magaraasi
Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person!
Sooriyan thannai yaarena ketkum
A lotus flower that asks who the sun is,
Thaamarai pooovengum kidaiyaathu
Does not exist anywhere.
Un ullaththai kelu unmaiyai koorum
Ask your own heart, it will tell the truth,
Nenjukku poi solla theriyaathu
The heart does not know how to lie.
Nilavai vaanariyum thannaalae
The sky naturally knows the moon on its own,
Nam uravai oorariyum munnaalae
Before the whole town comes to know about our relationship.
Pillaiyaiyum killivittu
Pinching the child first,
Thottilaiyum aati vittu
And then rocking the cradle,
Nalla pillai polirukkum magaraasi
Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person!
Ooruyir endru uravinil andru
Back then in our relationship, as one soul,
Eeruyir kalanthathellaam poiyaachchu
The merging of two lives has all become a lie now.
Antha pattinaththaarum pathinettu perum
The words that Pattinathar and the eighteen Siddhas
Paadina vaarththaiyellaam meiyaachchu
Sang in their poetry have all come true.
Nambinor keduvathundu pennaalae
Those who trust women are bound to be ruined,
Endra nalla sol paliththathammaa unnaalae
That wise saying came true because of you, my lady.
Pillaiyaiyum killivittu
Pinching the child first,
Thottilaiyum aati vittu
And then rocking the cradle,
Nalla pillai polirukkum magaraasi
Oh queenly woman pretending to be a good person!
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
The song 'Pillaiyaiyum Killivittu' from Anaiya Vilakku expresses heartbreak and bitter betrayal experienced by a lover whose partner proved to be deceitful. Utilizing well-known Tamil proverbs—such as secretly pinching a child while pretending to rock its cradle, or posing as both the cat's friend and the protector of milk—the protagonist condemns her double-faced nature. He notes that while society frequently accuses men of abandoning love, she has shown the rare cruelty of deserting a devoted partner. Urging her to consult her own conscience, he reflects on the philosophical warnings of ancient Tamil saints like Pattinathar and the 18 Siddhas, bitterly concluding that their warnings about misplaced trust have sadly proven true through her actions.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Proverb / Idiom (Pazhamozhi)
“Pillaiyaiyum killivittu / Thottilaiyum aati vittu”
Uses the traditional Tamil proverb 'Pillaiyaiyum killivittu thottilaiyum aati vittu' as a metaphor for hypocritical and deceitful behavior.
Metaphor (Uvamaani)
“Silar poonaikkum thozhan enbaar / Paalukkum kaaval enbaar”
Employs the classic folk analogy of pretending to guard milk while being friendly with the cat to describe double-dealing.
Personification
“Nenjukku poi solla theriyaathu”
Attributes the human capability of honesty and speech to the conscience/heart.
Allusion (Ilakkiya Kurippu)
“Antha pattinaththaarum pathinettu perum / Paadina vaarththaiyellaam meiyaachchu”
Refers to saint Pattinathar and the 18 Siddhars of Tamil literature to validate his philosophical disillusionment with romantic betrayal.
Antithesis / Wordplay
“Ooruyir endru uravinil andru / Eeruyir kalanthathellaam poiyaachchu”
Contrasts 'Ooruyir' (one soul) and 'Eeruyir' (two lives) to highlight the broken bond.
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Trivia
'Anaiya Vilakku' (1975) featured Mu. Ka. Muthu (son of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi) in the lead role, who also rendered this song as the playback singer. Lyricist Vaali skillfully wove Tamil folk proverbs and literary references to Siddhar philosophy into MSV's catchy composition.
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